String-anchorage for tuning-pegs.



L. c. SCHERMERHORM STRING ANCHORAGE FOR TUNING PEGS.

APPLICATION HLED FEB. 19, I918.

1,295,21 Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

INVENTOR 4 TTOR/VE Y J LOUIS C. SCHERMERHORN, F PATIERSON, NEW JERSEY.

STRING-ANCHORAGE FOR TUNING-PEGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Febs25, 1919.

Application filed February 19', 1918. Serial Nol 218,019.

"T 0 all whomiit may concern "Be'it known that I, LOUIS C. SOH

"HORN,2l,"'(iltlZ'8nof the United States of "America, and a'resident of Paterson, county of Passaic, and State of New'Jersey, have inventedcertain new and useful Improve- 'ments in String-Anchorages for Tuning- Pegs, of whichthe' following is a specification; referencebein-g had to the accompany- "means of which the tension of'a string is 'varied and for-securely attaching the string to its peg.

ing 'ldrawings, forming a part thereof.

5 y invention relates to lmprovements 1n string anchorage'for tumng pegs and its object is to provide'a simple and-effective device for facilitating the connection of a string of a musical instrument to the peg by In order that my invention may be thoroughlyunderstood I'will now proceed to describe the same in the following specificationandwill' then point out the novel features' thereof"in appended claims.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 isa plan view of the head of'a violin with its usual tuning pegs provided with anchorage devices made according to and embodying this invention.

Figs. 2,8 and 4: are sectional end elevations" through then'eck of the violin at one of the tuning. pegs with the. neck, peg, anchorage member, and a string shown in different relative positions to illustrate the manner in whi'c'h'the arrangement is used.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section on a larger scale, of the same parts in the positions in which they are shown in Fig. 4, the section being taken on the line 5--5 of the latter figure.

Fig. 6 is a perspective View also on an enlarged scale of the anchorage collar.

Like characters designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

10 designates the outer portion of the neck of a violin, 11 its scroll, and 12 13 the sides of its head in which the pegs are supported, and the transverse string holes therethroughgby 18. The strings are designated in the drawings by the reference numeral 19. The tapered tuning pegs are designated 14, 15, 16 and 17. These parts are all of standard form and construction. In fact it is one of the advantageous features of this invention that no change to the instrument to which it is applied, is necessary.

On. each peg between the sides 12 of the head in which the pegs'fit, is'placed a collar 20 of thin,"flexible material, preferably having some'resiliency, such as metal or fiber. This collar is tapered to. fit the peg but does not completely surroundthe'peg as'it is split longitudinally and spread somewhat to leave an open space 21. It is also 'made shorter than'the distance between the sides 12 and '13 'of the neck.

I will now describe the manner inwhich this device is used "showing, for example, the way an A string isfastened to'its'peg14. The peg is withdrawn slightly from the sides 12 12 to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 2. with'the collar 20 against against the inner surface'ofthe side 12, it

will not move'during this movement of the "peg, and this will result in" the'part' of the "under the collar 20, thej pa rt'ofwhich oppos'ite the opening 21,will' be'foi'ced away from the peg a sufficient distance to "receive this part of the string. Now. the pegis rotatedlto wind the string around the outside of the locking collar as shown at 24 in Figs. a and 5, thereby binding the collar onto the end 23 of the string. This operation is easily and quickly accomplished and results in a secure attachment of the string to the peg. I have described the operation of securing the A string to its peg as, with a violin without this device, it is more difficult to secure this string to its peg than the others because the space around this peg is more limited and the part of the peg between the sides 12 and 13 less accessible. It is obvious that the other strings are secured to their pegs in a similar manner.

While I have described this invention as applied to a violin. it is not. of course, limited to this instrument and I intend no limitations other than those imposed by the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A. string anchorage comprising a split tapered collar, adapted to be placed about the side 12 and away fromthe' side 13 a 'sufli- 'cient distance to enable one to thread'the =s'tring'19 through the 'hole 18ji1ntil'it'protrudes through the pe'g as'at 22' inlFig. 2, and with the open side'21of the 'collar in alinement' with the entrance to the 'hole. The peg 15 is then pushedin'to its'seats in the sides 12 and 13 as'shown -in"1:ig. 3. -As the smaller end of the locking coll'ar abuts a rotatable tapered peg having a transverse opening for the reception of a string, and movable longitudinally on said peg to uncover both ends of said opening and to a position overlapping one end of said transverse opening.

2. A string anchorage comprising a tapered collar adapted to be placed about a rotatable tapered peg having a transverse opening for the reception of a string, said collar being movable longitudinally on the peg to hold between its inner surface and an adjacent surface of the peg, an end of the string, and rotatable With the peg to cause the string to be wound about its outer surface to thereby clamp the string.

3. A string anchorage comprising a tapered collar adapted to be placed about a r0- tatable tapered peg having a transverse opening for the reception of a string, and movable longitudinally on the peg over said opening to receive between its inner surface and the surface of the peg a portion of a string inserted through said opening.

at. A string anchorage comprising a tapered collar adapted to be placed about a rotatable peg having a transverse opening for the reception of a string, and movable longitudinally on the peg over said opening to receive between its inner surfac and the surface of the peg a portion of a string protruding through one end of said opening, said collar being constructed with transverse opening opposite the part thereof which receives such protruding part of the string, to form a clearance for the part of the string which protrudes from the opposite end of the transverse opening of the peg.

5. In combination with a tapered peg, a pair of spaced supporting members therefor, said peg having a transverse opening between said members for the reception of a string, a collar shorter than the space between the supporting members placed about the peg between said members and movable longitudinally on the peg over said opening.

6. In combination with a tapered peg, a pair of spaced supporting members therefor, said peg havin a transverse opening between said mem ers for the reception of a string, a tapered collar shorter than the space between the supporting members, placed about the peg between said members, and movable longitudinally 0n the peg over said opening.

7. In combination with a tapered peg, a pair of spaced supporting members therefor, said peg having a transverse opening between said members for the reception of a string, a tapered collar split longitudinally, said collar being shorter than the space between the supporting members and being placed about the peg between said members, and movable longitudinally on the peg over said opening to receive between its inner surface and an adjacent surface of the peg a portion of a string and arranged to have another part of the string wound around its outer surface.

8. In combination with a string, a rotatable peg having a transverse opening for the string, an anchorage member on the peg having a portion of the string which protrudes from one end of the opening between itself and the peg, and a part of the string which protrudes from the other end of the opening wound over the outer surface of the member.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 31 day of January, 1918.

LOUIS C. SCHERMERHORN.

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